Idaho National Guard Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed in Black Hawk Crash
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jesse Anderson, 43 (left); Chief Warrant Officer 3 George “Geoff” Laubhan, 39 (center); and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Peltzer, 43 (right). (Images courtesy of U.S. Army)
4 Feb 2021
The Idaho National Guard on Thursday released the names of three soldiers killed Tuesday night when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in bad weather over mountainous terrain.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jesse Anderson and CW3 George Geoff Laubhan and Matthew Peltzer died during a routine training mission, according to an Idaho Guard news release.
There were no other personnel aboard the aircraft.
All of the soldiers were pilots with experience in flying missions in adverse weather conditions, but the cause of the crash is unknown and remains under investigation, Idaho Guard officials said.
Idaho Guard Halts Flight Operations After Black Hawk Crash in Bad Weather Kills 3
Idaho Army National Guard crewmembers fly a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter into the sunset and the dark hours of the night, conducting night training on July 21, 2020 near Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. (U.S. Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
3 Feb 2021
The Idaho ArmyNational Guard announced Wednesday that it has suspended flight operations after one of its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed Tuesday night in bad weather, killing all three pilots aboard. As of right now, our flight operations have ceased, Lt. Col. Nicole Washington, commander of the Idaho Guard s 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Regiment, told reporters Wednesday afternoon. We can t speculate; we don t know the cause of the accident, whether it was weather-related, maintenance-related or something else happened. At this point, there is a lot unknown.